EP0670379A1 - Composition de traitement de surfaces en cuivre ou alliages de cuivre - Google Patents

Composition de traitement de surfaces en cuivre ou alliages de cuivre Download PDF

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EP0670379A1
EP0670379A1 EP95102686A EP95102686A EP0670379A1 EP 0670379 A1 EP0670379 A1 EP 0670379A1 EP 95102686 A EP95102686 A EP 95102686A EP 95102686 A EP95102686 A EP 95102686A EP 0670379 A1 EP0670379 A1 EP 0670379A1
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Maki C/O Mec Co. Ltd. Arimura
Daisaku C/O Mec Co. Ltd. Akiyama
Toshiko C/O Mec Co. Ltd. Nakagawa
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/38Improvement of the adhesion between the insulating substrate and the metal
    • H05K3/382Improvement of the adhesion between the insulating substrate and the metal by special treatment of the metal
    • H05K3/383Improvement of the adhesion between the insulating substrate and the metal by special treatment of the metal by microetching
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C22/00Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals
    • C23C22/05Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions
    • C23C22/06Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6
    • C23C22/48Chemical surface treatment of metallic material by reaction of the surface with a reactive liquid, leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, e.g. conversion coatings, passivation of metals using aqueous solutions using aqueous acidic solutions with pH less than 6 not containing phosphates, hexavalent chromium compounds, fluorides or complex fluorides, molybdates, tungstates, vanadates or oxalates
    • C23C22/52Treatment of copper or alloys based thereon
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23FNON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F1/00Etching metallic material by chemical means
    • C23F1/10Etching compositions
    • C23F1/14Aqueous compositions
    • C23F1/16Acidic compositions
    • C23F1/18Acidic compositions for etching copper or alloys thereof
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23FNON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
    • C23F11/00Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent
    • C23F11/08Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids
    • C23F11/10Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids using organic inhibitors
    • C23F11/14Nitrogen-containing compounds
    • C23F11/149Heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen as hetero atom
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2203/00Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00
    • H05K2203/12Using specific substances
    • H05K2203/121Metallo-organic compounds
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2203/00Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00
    • H05K2203/12Using specific substances
    • H05K2203/122Organic non-polymeric compounds, e.g. oil, wax or thiol
    • H05K2203/124Heterocyclic organic compounds, e.g. azole, furan
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/02Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which the conductive material is applied to the surface of the insulating support and is thereafter removed from such areas of the surface which are not intended for current conducting or shielding
    • H05K3/06Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which the conductive material is applied to the surface of the insulating support and is thereafter removed from such areas of the surface which are not intended for current conducting or shielding the conductive material being removed chemically or electrolytically, e.g. by photo-etch process
    • H05K3/061Etching masks
    • H05K3/064Photoresists
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/22Secondary treatment of printed circuits
    • H05K3/28Applying non-metallic protective coatings
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05KPRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/46Manufacturing multilayer circuits
    • H05K3/4611Manufacturing multilayer circuits by laminating two or more circuit boards

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  • the present invention relates to a surface treating composition for copper or copper alloy which is useful for roughening the copper or copper alloy surfaces.
  • the chemical cleaning is also used for improving solderability, for example, as a pretreatment for a solder coating step or for removing oxides from copper surfaces before soldering electronic parts.
  • An aqueous solution comprising sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide as major components or an aqueous solution comprising a persulfate as a major component are commonly used for the chemical cleaning.
  • solder resists are shifting from the conventional thermoset type to the UV curable type which is more excellent in forming fine line patterns. Because UV curable type solder resists are inferior in their adhesion properties to copper surfaces as compared with conventional solder resists, adhesiveness of the surfaces produced using these solder resists is insufficient. There are occasions where resist coatings come off or swell during the subsequent plating step, solder coating step, or electronic parts soldering step.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a surface treating composition for copper and copper alloys which can exhibit excellent adhesiveness to solder resists and the like and provide roughened surfaces of copper or copper alloys with adequate irregularities with deep convexes and concaves and superior solderability.
  • compositions comprising an azole compound, a copper compound which is dissolved in this composition (hereinafter referred to as a dissolvable copper compound), an organic or inorganic acid, and a halogen ion, especially a composition comprising a cupric azole complex, an organic acid, and a halogen ion, can achieve this object.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a composition for treating surfaces of copper or copper alloy which is an aqueous solution comprising: an azole compound, a dissolvable copper compound, an organic or inorganic acid, and a halogen ion.
  • said composition comprises 0.1-15% by weight of an azole compound, 0.1-5% by weight of a dissolvable copper compound as copper metal, 0.1-30% by weight of an organic or inorganic acid, and 0.01-20% by weight of a halogen ion.
  • a copper azole complex is used as said azole compound and said dissolvable copper compound.
  • said a copper azole complex is a cupric azole complex.
  • the combined use of an azole compound and a dissolvable copper compound as essential components ensures the composition of the present invention to exhibit an appropriate etching rate for surface treatments.
  • the dissolvable copper compound forms a copper complex, such as a cupric complex, with an azole compound, for example.
  • dissolvable copper compound examples include copper hydroxide and copper salts of an acid, which are hereinafter mentioned.
  • an amount of 1-15% by weight (hereinafter referred to simply as %), in terms of a cupric complex of an azole compound, is preferable in view of solubility and stability.
  • an azole compound an amount of 0.1-15% is preferable; and as a copper compound, 0.1-5% (as metal) is preferable.
  • the azole compound and the dissolvable copper compound may be added separately, or they may be added as a copper complex, e.g. a cupric complex, of an azole compound.
  • a copper complex e.g. a cupric complex
  • copper hydroxide or a copper salt of an acid may be preferably used as the cupric ion source for producing such a cupric complex of an azole compound.
  • the organic acids or inorganic acids are added to the composition of the present invention for adjusting pH and for dissolving copper produced by oxidation with the cupric complex of an azole compound or the like.
  • the organic acids are saturated aliphatic acids, such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, n-butyric acid, n-valeric acid, and caproic acid; unsaturated aliphatic acids, such as acrylic acid, crotonic acid, and iso-crotonic acid; saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, such as oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, and pimelic acid; unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as maleic acid; aromatic carboxylic acids, such as benzoic acid, phthalic acid, and cinnamic acid; hydroxy carboxylic acids, such as glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, and citric acid; carboxylic acids with substitu
  • These acids also can be the source for formig said copper salts used as the dissolvable copper compound.
  • the amount of the organic or inorganic acids in the composition of the present invention is preferably in the range of 0.1-30%. If this amount is too small, the composition cannot sufficiently dissolve oxidized copper and it is difficult to obtain active copper surfaces; it is too large, dissolving stability of copper is lowered.
  • Halogen ion is used in the composition of the present invention for increasing solubility of copper and oxidizing capability of the azole compounds, thereby ensuring production of copper surfaces with superior adhesiveness and solderability.
  • Fluoride ion, chloride ion, bromide ion, or the like may be used as the halogen ion.
  • These are added to the composition as a compound which can be dissociated in a solution.
  • a compound may be an acid, such as hydrochloric acid or hydrobromic acid; a salt, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, ammonium chloride, or potassium bromide; or a metal salt, such as copper chloride, zinc chloride, iron chloride, or tin bromide.
  • the amount of the halogen ion in the composition of the present invention is preferably in the range of 0.01-20%. If this amount is too small, it is difficult to obtain copper surfaces with excellent adhesiveness and solderability; if it is too large, dissolving stability of copper is lowered.
  • the pH of the surface treating composition of the present invention is in the range of less than 1 to about 8 depending on the kinds of organic or inorganic acids and other additives.
  • a salt of organic acid such as a sodium, potassium or ammonium salt of organic acid, may be added.
  • additives which may be added besides the above components include a complexing agent for improving dissolving stability of copper, such as ethylenediamine, pyridine, aniline, ammonia, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and N-methyldiethanolamine; and other various additives for producing copper surfaces with excellent adhesiveness and solderability.
  • the surface treating composition can be prepared by adding the above-mentioned components, at proportions described above, to water and blending the mixture. There are no specific limitations to the method of addition. The components may be added either all at one time or separately in any arbitrary order. Ion-exchanged water is preferably used as the water.
  • the method of using the surface treating composition of the present invention includes a method of spraying the composition to the surfaces of copper or copper alloy to be treated, a method of immersing the copper or copper alloy in the composition, and the like. If necessary, air may be bubbled to oxidize cuprous ion which has formed in the composition by etching of the copper or copper alloy into to cupric ion.
  • the surface treating composition of the present invention can be widely used for chemical cleaning or the like of copper or copper alloys.
  • the resulting surfaces of copper or copper alloy have adequate irregularities with deep convexes and concaves so that they can exhibit not only excellent adhesion to resins, such as prepregs, solder resists, dry film resists, and electrodeposition resists, but also superior solderability.
  • the surface treating composition is particularly useful for the manufacture of various printed-wiring boards, including those for pin grid array (PGA) or ball grid array (BGA), as well as for the surface treatment of lead frames used for integrated circuit boards.
  • surfaces exhibiting excellent adhesion to prepregs and superior etching performance in the patterning operation can be produced by roughening copper foils using the surface treating composition of the present invention.
  • the use of the composition for roughening copper surfaces of inner layers produces surfaces which exhibit not only excellent adhesion to prepregs, but also a superb effect of preventing formation of pink rings.
  • the surfaces treated with the composition of the present invention are less glossy than the surfaces treated with conventional sulfuric acid-hydrogen peroxide etchants, it has an effect, in addition to the increased adhesion to resins, that diffusion of light during irradiation is small and resolution of photosensitive resins is thereby increased, when the photosensitive resins are coated or laminated.
  • compositions of copper or copper alloys having excellent adhesion to resins such as prepregs and resists and exhibiting superior solderability can be produced by treating these surfaces with the surface treating composition of the present invention. Because the resulting surfaces are less glossy than the surfaces produced by conventional chemical cleaning techniques, the composition of the present invention has an effect of improving resolution when the treated surfaces are used as a base for photosensitive resins. It also brings about an effect of reducing malfunctions in inspections of printed-wiring board circuits by an automatic optical inspection machine (AOI). The composition of the present invention therefore is an ideal surface treating agent for the manufacture of printed-wiring boards which are more and more miniaturized in their fine line patterns and highly integrated.
  • AOI automatic optical inspection machine

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